Share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of deaths from homicide was 1.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.02
Change on year
up 31.8%
World rank
25th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 2018
All-time low
0.2033
in 1978
Years of data
62
1955–2022
Share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.02 for share of deaths from homicide in 2022.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay peaked at 1.25 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2033, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.5583 | — |
| 1956 | 0.6239 | +11.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5711 | -8.5% |
| 1958 | 0.6019 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.5103 | -15.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5973 | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 0.506 | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4976 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4239 | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5028 | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5966 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4926 | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4067 | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3971 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3752 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4132 | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3271 | -20.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3924 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2952 | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2982 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2663 | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2033 | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2548 | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3405 | +33.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3423 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2388 | -30.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2501 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2906 | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3059 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.318 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3398 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4726 | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4502 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4682 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4804 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4763 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4629 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5188 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6016 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5489 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6075 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5228 | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6396 | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4727 | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4722 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.462 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4971 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4588 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4732 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5553 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5557 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6686 | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6698 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6911 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7856 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7382 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8953 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7773 | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 1.02 | +31.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0863, 11.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5731 | 0.5103 | 0.6239 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.5029 | 0.4067 | 0.5973 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3298 | 0.2033 | 0.4132 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3153 | 0.2388 | 0.4726 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5009 | 0.4502 | 0.6016 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5161 | 0.4588 | 0.6396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.824 | 0.5557 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9602 | 0.7773 | 1.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Uruguay was 1.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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